Emiliano Figueroa has won Event #4 ($200 Limit Omaha/8) of the Ante Up World Championship at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, Calif.
Figueroa defeated Scott Rist heads-up in the first event not settled by a deal, earning $7,775 and 115 Player of the Year points, vaulted him to the top. The event was a record for a Thunder Valley Omaha event, with 186 entries generating a $30,690 prize pool.
Figueroa entered the final table third in chips, almost half of what chipleader Alan Kumas had.
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- Reporting courtesy of Dan Ross of Hold’em Media
| 8/16/2021 | Ante Up | Worlds | Series |
| Event 4 | $200 | Omaha 8 | |
| 186 | Entries | ||
| $30,690 | Prize Pool | ||
| 24 | Places Paid | ||
| PLACE | NAME | PAYOUT | POINTS |
| 1 | Emiliano Figueroa | $7,775 | 115 |
| 2 | Scott Rist | $5,305 | 92 |
| 3 | Samedy Kuoch | $3,145 | 75 |
| 4 | Joseph Brandenburg | $1,915 | 64 |
| 5 | Daniel Geyser | $1,480 | 53 |
| 6 | Alan Kumas | $1,225 | 42 |
| 7 | Peter Pham | $1,045 | 36 |
| 8 | Stephen Sims | $910 | 30 |
| 9 | Mark Sodos | $780 | 24 |
| 10 | Gary Grosetti | $670 | 20 |
| 11 | John Murphy | $670 | 20 |
| 12 | Jeff Sardella | $670 | 20 |
| 13 | Hakop Tatarya | $570 | 17 |
| 14 | Christopher Debord | $570 | 17 |
| 15 | Albino Surdilla | $570 | 17 |
| 16 | Sotheara Mom | $470 | 14 |
| 17 | Jeffrey Hart | $470 | 14 |
| 18 | Artaporn Chatkoo | $470 | 14 |
| 19 | Dustin Padgett | $375 | 12 |
| 20 | Robert Mather | $375 | 12 |
| 21 | Mohammad Dirsiye | $375 | 12 |
| 22 | Shawn Prigmore | $285 | 10 |
| 23 | Kenneth Katz | $285 | 10 |
| 24 | James Weeks | $285 | 10 |
